A review by jobatkin
Amnesia by Peter Carey

2.0

Love Peter Carey's beautiful prose and the uniquely Australian setting, but got too lost in the histories and complexities of plot in this to thoroughly enjoy it. Felix Moore is a flawed but talented journalist with a passion for progressive politics and the truth, who finds himself in trouble with his wife, his boss and the law. His vulnerable position sees him accept the dangerous and impossible mission to write a biography of Gaby Bailleux, a young hacker wanted by the CIA for extradition for her virus that affects prison security systems, and paint her as an innocent victim. Her activism and Felix's kidnapping and enforced writing are woven together with the history of Brisbane during the war and highlights of Australian politics to create a complex web of background and plot that left me entertained and interested but often confused.